THE FUNNY SIDE OF ELVIS - PART 1.wmv

THE FUNNY SIDE OF ELVIS PRESLEY :D
- PART 1 -


This video contains three dialogues between Elvis and his audience - and also with his band - during the show that he did in College Park, Maryland, on September 28, 1974.

Here you can hear how Elvis liked to have fun on stage. It is still not an official release by the way...
Some websites tell Elvis was on drugs during that evening. It is not my opinion. Indeed, if we except some marihuana taken during the 1950s and only one experience on LSD with Priscilla in the 1960s, Elvis never did drugs in the 1970s. I'd better say that he was under the effect of his medical prescriptions.

Elvis didn't act differently in every show that he did during that September-October 1974 tour. You can hear it in the FTD release "Dragon Heart", recorded on October 1st 1974 in South Bend, Indianna...
I still wonder why some fans still don't accept that Elvis acted sometimes like Jim Morrison or Serge Gainsbourg !

I had the opportunity to meet the TCB Band twice in Paris, in 2002 and 2003. During the second meeting, after the show, I could speak longer with the guys of the crew (James Burton, Jerry Scheff, Ronnie Tutt, Glen D. Hardin & The Imperials). And as I knew James Burton was the only one of them who did all the shows with Elvis, without exception, from 1969 to 1977, I asked him about the College Park concert. At first he said that he didn't remember it. But when I quoted Elvis he answered : "It was the way of Elvis to have fun with the audience".

The first time I met Elvis' musicians it was great and very impressive ! Scotty Moore was there and he played with Jerry Scheff and Glen D. Hardin for the very first time ! When they begun one of the classic songs, they made two false starts. Then Scotty complained to Jerry and Glen : "Look what Elvis and you made with my chords during the Seventies !!!" It was very funny ! :D
After the show, I gave my videocamera to Jerry Scheff and he filmed me in company of Scotty and Glen. And Scotty showed his middle finger to the camera ! :D I Wonder if Elvis wouldn't do the same...

It was great too when I met Sonny West, Myrna Smith from The Sweet Inspirations and Ed Bonja in Berlin, in 2007. Sonny spoke about his life with Elvis, he answered some questions and made some pictures with us. Myrna even took my 3 years old son on her knees for a photo ! They are all very friendly guys, I tell you ! ;)

LONG LIVE ELVIS !


*** As my video was too long for YouTube (around 12:30), I had to cut it in two parts. But you can see it in its integrality in Dailymotion, in the following link :
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7q0rd_the-funny-side-of-elvis-presley_fun

Part 2 here on YouTube :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0P97_iyhXI


Made by Louis CAMPOS in Montpellier, France, December 2008.

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[musicfriend01]

OMG! For some peoples Elvis never take drugs and was never down from drugs.

These peoples are very funny! I have to laugh about those peoples. Elvis was not God, he was only Elvis. No street drugs but drugs. Clearly you can hear that Elvis is on drugs here.

[Mithra3712]

@musicfriend01 I don't think that Elvis was on drugs here, but he was clearly under strong medical prescriptions!

[Ayelenelvisita]

the king!!!....me gustaria la traduccion en español!

[935455]

@Ayelenelvisita e eu gostaria da tradução em português!!!! rsrsrsrs

[Mithra3712]

@935455 I wish I could do it for you! :)

[Mithra3712]

@Ayelenelvisita Creo que hasta una traduccion en inglés seria dificil...  :-S

[bigredlover77]

@BearStar1 ~ You mean..."AN" asshole...

Pete and Repeat were on a boat.

Pete fell off.

Who was left?

[patriciaobrian]

Great sense of humor. Very funny a lot of people still don't get it, LOL.

[MrElvispresley12]

@Mithra3712

XD, muy cierto, estoy por intentarlo yo... Muy buen video

[rolesvill]

i'd take one of elvis's sweaty scarfs anyday!

[pedoncule123]

@Mithra3712 Medical Prescriptions are also called ''Legal Drugs''

[GazCoombesFan1]

This is fantastic! I wish I been there. He is and always will be THE King! x

[jitterbug121]

whether they' re prescribed drugs or not he is obviously overly medicated and the doctor's he had gave him too much! This is not Elvis speaking in a normal state of mind. I will alway's love him no matter what he did after all he was only a man and a talented and awesome man RIP ELVIS

[jitterbug121]

I love Elvis with all my heart and I never would judge, however, he is stoned out in this video

[mofoca22]

these concerts were a total disaster lmao out of all the time he was on stage he barely sang more than 25 minutes total. all he really did was talk shit and stuff. i love elvis but god he was way off the wall after this concert he was forced to stay home till about march 1975 lol

[mofoca22]

@SupernaturalXtreme he hated performing there anyways he was pissed when he found out he had to go there lol

[aureastella]

me piaseria na traduzion en trentin

[BarbaraRibeiroJ]

@935455 eu também :P, mas o vídeo estaria melhor se nós vissemos o Elvis falando!